Follow Me, and Leave the Dead
2343.—C. W.—Matt. 8:22 reads, "But Jesus saith unto him, Follow Me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead." It was an answer to a request from a disciple, "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father." What Jesus evidently meant was to let those who are dead to the purposes of His mission in their spiritual life bury the dead. That was work which was suitable, which they could do, but the time had come for the disciples to follow Him.